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Committee backs concurrent resolution affirming Idaho can pursue state charges despite federal pardons
Summary
Senate State Affairs voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 5 to the Senate floor with a recommendation that it pass. The resolution declares Idaho's right to pursue state-level prosecution regardless of federal pardons and was framed in debate as a response to public concerns over a federal pardon tied to COVID-era figures.
The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 5 (HCR 5) to the Senate floor with a recommendation that it pass. The resolution affirms that a federal pardon does not foreclose state prosecution for violations of state law.
Sponsor Sen. Ben Toews said the resolution "makes it clear that Idaho maintains our State sovereignty and will uphold the rule of law regardless of former President Biden's pardons at the Federal level." He and other backers described the…
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